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6 February 2014 Part of the Faringdon Academy of Schools
Dear Parents
A big thankyou to all parents who either spoke to the OFSTED inspectors, used parentview or sent in their responses to the questionnaire. We are feeling very positive in school about the inspection. We are, however, still awaiting the final report. The final report will be sent out to you straight after the half term holiday.
Paul Turner, Head Teacher Faringdon Junior School
Diary Dates Fri 7 Feb: Year 6 Mock Trial Preparation Mon 10 Feb: Parents Evening Tues 11 Feb: Parents Evening (not Class 2) Wed 12 Feb: Parents Evening (Class 2 only) Thur 13 Feb: NO FILMCLUB Fri 14 Feb: Year 6 Mock Trial Fri 14 Feb: Term Ends 3.05pm 17-21 Feb: Half-term Mon 24 Feb: Term starts Tues 25 Feb: Showing Racism the Red Card day for Years 5 and 6 and meeting for parents at 3.15pm. See newsletter for further information.
Reminders Choir, FilmClub and Scrabble Club will not run next week due to Parents Evenings. Please continue to pay for your child’s dinner in advance.
SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD On Tuesday March 25th this organisation is coming into school to work with children in Yrs 5 and 6 looking at racism, what it is, how to stop it etc. The organisation is based around football and the Football Association’s drive to stop racism based around football.
They are offering a session for parents at 3.15pm after school on that day. Please fill in the form below to express your interest in joining this meeting.
ASTHMA We have been advised by the School Health Nurse Team regarding asthma diagnoses and treatment. If your child has been diagnosed with asthma by a doctor, you need to notify the school. The nurse advised that every child that has been diagnosed with asthma should have an annual review with their GP. It is the responsibility of the parents to ensure that any inhalers that are in school have not passed their expiry date. We have been advised against using any inhalers for anyone other than the child to whom the inhaler has been prescribed. It is therefore VITAL that your child has a satisfactory inhaler in school at all times. If your child has previously been diagnosed with asthma but no longer needs an inhaler, or you wish to check your child’s medical record, please contact the Office. If we do have them recorded as suffering from asthma but they do not have an in-date inhaler in school, they may not be allowed to participate in certain school activities, especially off-site activities.
DANCE CLUB Dance Club will continue next term in the hall starting on Wednesday 26th February – 2nd April 2014, 3.05-4.00pm. Dance Club is run by dance teacher Kealy Whenray and includes lots of Street Dance. Places are limited. Please collect a flyer from the office or email Kealy [email protected] if you would like to book a place. Film Club THERE WILL BE NO FILMCLUB NEXT WEEK DUE TO PARENTS’ EVENING.
FILMCLUB NO FILMCLUB THURSDAY 13th FEBRUARY The next FILMCLUB will be Thursday 27th February.
Film screening Thursday 27th February 'Monsters University' U Film Classification Tickets available outside the office from Monday 24th February 2014. Bring a water bottle and snack. Refreshments available to buy (£1 maximum per child). Please check ticket for pick up time. Use the blue gates. Remember to bring your ticket and make sure it is signed by your parent/carer. FILMCLUB members only. Please contact Mrs Rose or Mrs Gardiner if you would like to join. Any queries email [email protected]
To the pupils who took part in the Athletics Festival on 27th January–see the report included in this newsletter. Well done to Julie Smith, Tina Chapman, Gemma Mayhew and Sally
Bird in the school kitchen for again receiving the highest standard of cleanliness in their recent Environmental Health inspection.
FAMILY FIRST AID TRAINING Would you know what to do in an emergency? Faringdon Community Education are offering a course that covers essential life-saving first aid skills for all adult learners, on Tuesday evenings starting on 25 February. For further info on this course or others that Faringdon Community Education offers, visit www.faringdoncommunityeducation.com or telephone 01367 243404.
TOWN PARK ENTRANCE We have had another incident where a child rode their scooter into the road because the path was blocked with parents dropping off their children. The children have been reminded about road safety and safe journeys to school but please try and keep the pavements clear.
FARINGDON LIBRARY We thought it would be a great time to start a junior book group (8-11yrs) to be held on the first Tuesday of the month from 3.45-4.45pm. Anyone interested should pop in to the library or tel 01367 240311 or email [email protected]
School meals School dinners cost £2.00 each. All cheques for school meals should be made payable to ‘Faringdon Academy of Schools’ with the name of your child written on the back. Dinners must be paid for in advance. If you believe that you may be entitled to free school meals please speak to Mrs Fowler in the School Office.
CALCULATION POLICY Thank you to those parents who attended the recent Numeracy Evening where the school’s Calculation Policy was discussed. To view the policy, please visit the school’s website, at www.faringdonschool.co.uk and click on the Policies link.
Friday Night is Nit Night! Headlice are making a regular nuisance of themselves in school. If your child has headlice they should be treated immediately. You do not always need to use a headlice treatment. Washing the hair, applying plenty of conditioner and then using a headlice comb to remove the lice is also effective. The most important thing to remember is to re-check the hair after 3-5 days and again after 10-12 days later to remove any newly-hatched lice. For further information please visit http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/head-lice/Pages/Treatment.aspx
FJS GOES GLOBAL!! Oliver, in Class 3, took the opportunity for FJS to go global when his grandparents went on holiday recently. As part of their holiday they stopped off at the South Pole, and to mark the occasion, Oliver designed a flag which his classmates then added a symbol to which represented the determination of Oliver’s grandparents to reach their goal!
SCHOOL DINNERS – FAVOURITES WEEK In the forthcoming weeks the kitchen will be holding a Favourites Week where they include several of the children’s favourite dishes, sweet or savoury. To have a chance of your child eating their favourite meal, simply complete the form on this newsletter. The most popular dishes will be included!
RECIPE IDEA TO TRY AT HOME! During the rest of the school year, Mrs Smith, our school cook, will be suggesting recipes for popular dishes that you could try at home with your children. This newsletter’s recipe suggestion is for Spaghetti Bolognese.
Spaghetti Bolognese To serve 6
Ingredients: 1 kg lean minced beef 2 onions 2 courgettes – grated 4 large carrots – grated 2-3 garlic cloves 2x400g cans chopped tomatoes 3-4 tsp dried mixed herbs (or you could use fresh oregano and thyme) 2 tbsp tomato puree 2 stock cubes 1½ pints water Olive oil for frying Optional: you could add mushrooms or bacon Recipe: Fry mince in a little olive oil, and add bacon if using. Add onions and garlic and fry until soft and the meat is browned. Add tomato puree, tinned tomatoes and grated veg. Stir in, then add the herbs. Add the stock cubes, crumbled over the pan, and the water. Stir and simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Add more water if needed and if you would like a thicker sauce, simply thicken with some gravy granules. Serve with cooked spaghetti or pasta shapes. Lovely with garlic bread and salad!!
Supply Teachers Required By Class Act Teaching Services Class Act Teaching Services support FJS by providing supply teachers. They are looking for additional supply teachers and teaching assistants to join them. If you are interested please contact Danika or Claire on 01235 832828 or email [email protected] or [email protected]
We are again collecting Active Kids vouchers available from Sainsbury’s whenever you spend over £10. Please remember to send your vouchers in and put them in the box in the Office, and ask your neighbours and grandparents to collect them too!!
New After School Construction Club Starting Next Term. The club will meet in the hall on Thursdays when FILMCLUB is NOT running and we will use Lego, Polydrons and other building materials to construct models. Look out for more information next term.
Inter-school indoor athletics competition On Monday 27th January a team of 19 year 5 and 6 children took part in the indoor athletics
competition at Faringdon Leisure Centre. Eleven schools took part altogether from across the
Faringdon and Wantage Partnerships with around 180 children participating altogether. Each
child from our team took part in two track and two field events, ranging from long jump and
javelin throwing in the field events to obstacle and
relay racing in the track events.
It was a really fun afternoon and everyone took
part in each of their events with enthusiasm and
with a positive sporting attitude. FJS came a very
creditable 5th overall and each member of the team
represented the school magnificently.
The girl’s team included: Emma, Rutendo, Lily, Naomi,
Lucy, Tabby, Bethanie, Mia.
The boy’s team: Jamie, Liam, Aaron, Sammy, Javier,
Fabian, Scott, Liam, James, Hamish.
Mrs. Goodman
Continuing with our free grammar tips to help your child, please find another helpful handout below.
GRAMMAR – by section, ranked PUNCTUATION – Introduce, Read, Function, Write, Read, Assess
FS, CL
?
!
Commas in a list
Apostrophe – contraction and possession
Speech punctuation (speech marks, correct use of comma/?/!, indentation)
Commas as grammatical boundaries
Dashes and brackets (to mark embedded clause)
Colons
Semi-colons SENTENCE – Introduce, Read, Identify, Collect Examples, Write, Read, Assess
Does it make sense? Reading sentences, cloze activities
Rearranging word order & adding/deleting words – retain/change/destroy meaning
Statements into questions/vice versa, using ‘wh’ words
Direct/reported speech
Identifying main clause, dependent clauses (including embedded clause) – therefore understanding difference between simple, compound and complex sentence types
Rearranging/adding/deleting clauses – retain/change/destroy meaning
Using semi colon to create one new sentence out of two
Simplifying sentences for younger readers
Active/passive voice
Impersonal sentences
Conditional sentences PARTS OF SPEECH – Introduce, Read, Identify, Function, Collect Examples, Write, Read, Assess
Nouns – common, proper, collective, abstract, subject/object
Articles – definite, indefinite
Adjectives – including scales of intensity and comparative & superlative,
Verbs – classifying, extending to infinitive, active/interrogative/imperative, and auxiliary verbs
Subject/object – definition, examples
Adverbs – manner (including scales of intensity, etc), time, place, frequency
Prepositions
Connectives – co-ordinating (and, but, or, so)
Connectives – subordinating
Pronouns – 1st/2nd/3rd person; personal, relative, possessive, subject/object
Phrases – noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, prepositional, fronted adverbial LANGUAGE USAGE & SENTENCE AGREEMENT – Read, Collect Examples, Write
Agreement between subject and verb – look at correct and incorrect examples of Standard English
Plural/singular agreement between subject and verb
Gender agreement with pronouns
Past tense/present/future tense – to convert between tenses, consistency of tense when writing
Double negatives
Ambiguity with meaning (signs, headlines)
Non-standard dialect/colloquialisms – appropriate/inappropriate usage
Official language
GRAMMAR - Y6 Progression Term 1
FS, CL
Does it make sense? Reading sentences, cloze/insertion activities
Rearranging word order & adding/deleting words – retain/change/destroy meaning
?
Statements into questions/vice versa, using ‘wh’ words
!
Commas in a list
Apostrophe – contraction and possession
Speech punctuation (speech marks, correct use of comma/?/!, indentation)
Direct/reported speech Term 2
Nouns – common, proper, collective, abstract
Articles – definite, indefinite
Adjectives – including scales of intensity and comparative & superlative,
Verbs – classifying
Subject/object – definition, examples
Past tense/present/future tense – to convert between tenses, consistency of tense when writing
Agreement between subject and verb – look at correct and incorrect examples of Standard English
Plural/singular agreement between subject and verb
Verbs - infinitive, active/interrogative/imperative, and auxiliary verbs
Adverbs – manner (including scales of intensity, etc), time, place, frequency
Prepositions Term 3
Identifying main clause, dependent clauses (including embedded clause) – therefore understanding difference between simple, compound and complex sentence types
Connectives – co-ordinating (and, but, or, so)
Connectives – subordinating
Commas as grammatical boundaries
Phrases – noun, verb, adjectival, adverbial, prepositional, fronted adverbial
Dashes and brackets (to mark embedded clause)
Rearranging/adding/deleting clauses – retain/change/destroy meaning
Ambiguity with meaning (signs, headlines)
Colons
Semi-colons
Using semi colon to create one new sentence out of two
Term 4
Simplifying sentences for younger readers
Active/passive voice
Impersonal sentences
Conditional sentences
Double negatives
Non-standard dialect/colloquialisms – appropriate/inappropriate usage
Official language
Pronouns – 1st/2nd/3rd person; personal, relative, possessive
Gender agreement with pronouns
GRAMMAR - Y5 Progression
Term 1
FS, CL
Does it make sense? Reading sentences, cloze/insertion activities
Rearranging word order & adding/deleting words – retain/change/destroy meaning
?
Statements into questions/vice versa, using ‘wh’ words
!
Commas in a list
Apostrophe – contraction and possession
Speech punctuation (speech marks, correct use of comma/?/!, indentation)
Direct/reported speech Term 2
Nouns – common, proper, collective, abstract
Articles – definite, indefinite
Adjectives – including scales of intensity and comparative & superlative,
Verbs – classifying
Subject/object – definition, examples Term 3
Past tense/present/future tense – to convert between tenses, consistency of tense when writing
Agreement between subject and verb – look at correct and incorrect examples of Standard English
Plural/singular agreement between subject and verb
Verbs - infinitive, active/interrogative/imperative, and auxiliary verbs
Adverbs – manner (including scales of intensity, etc), time, place, frequency Term 4
Prepositions
Pronouns – 1st/2nd/3rd person; personal, relative, possessive
Gender agreement with pronouns
Identifying main clause, dependent clauses (including embedded clause) – therefore understanding difference between simple, compound and complex sentence types
Term 5
Connectives – co-ordinating (and, but, or, so)
Connectives – subordinating
Commas as grammatical boundaries
Dashes and brackets (to mark embedded clause)
Rearranging/adding/deleting clauses – retain/change/destroy meaning
Ambiguity with meaning (signs, headlines)
Term 6
Colons
Semi-colons
Using semi colon to create one new sentence out of two
Simplifying sentences for younger readers
GRAMMAR - Y4 Progression
Term 1
FS, CL
Does it make sense? Reading sentences, cloze/insertion activities
Rearranging word order & adding/deleting words – retain/change/destroy meaning
?
Statements into questions/vice versa, using ‘wh’ words
!
Commas in a list Term 2
Nouns – common, proper, collective, abstract
Articles – definite, indefinite
Adjectives – including scales of intensity and comparative & superlative,
Verbs – classifying
Subject/object – definition, examples Term 3
Past tense/present/future tense – to convert between tenses, consistency of tense when writing
Agreement between subject and verb – look at correct and incorrect examples of Standard English
Plural/singular agreement between subject and verb
Adverbs – manner (including scales of intensity, etc)
Prepositions Term 4
Pronouns – 1st/2nd/3rd person
Gender agreement with pronouns
Apostrophe – contraction and possession
Speech punctuation (speech marks, correct use of comma/?/!, indentation)
Term 5 and 6
Identifying main clause, dependent clauses (including embedded clause) – therefore understanding difference between simple, compound and complex sentence types
Connectives – co-ordinating (and, but, or, so)
Connectives – subordinating
Commas as grammatical boundaries
Dashes and brackets (to mark embedded clause)
Rearranging/adding/deleting clauses – retain/change/destroy meaning
GRAMMAR - Y3 Progression
Term 1
FS, CL
Does it make sense? Reading sentences, cloze/insertion activities
Rearranging word order & adding/deleting words – retain/change/destroy meaning
?
Statements into questions/vice versa, using ‘wh’ words
!
Commas in a list Term 2
Nouns – common, proper, collective, abstract
Articles – definite, indefinite
Adjectives – including scales of intensity and comparative & superlative,
Verbs – classifying
Subject/object – definition, examples Term 3
Past tense/present/future tense – to convert between tenses, consistency of tense when writing
Agreement between subject and verb – look at correct and incorrect examples of Standard English
Plural/singular agreement between subject and verb
Adverbs – manner (including scales of intensity, etc)
Prepositions Term 4
Pronouns – 1st/2nd/3rd person
Gender agreement with pronouns
Apostrophe – contraction and possession
Speech punctuation (speech marks, correct use of comma/?/!, indentation)
Term 5 and 6
Identifying main clause, dependent clauses – therefore understanding difference between simple, compound and complex sentence types
Connectives – co-ordinating (and, but, or, so)
Connectives – subordinating
Commas as grammatical boundaries
Dashes and brackets (to mark embedded clause)
Rearranging/adding/deleting clauses – retain/change/destroy meaning
Teach clauses, co-ordinating/sub-ordinating connectives and commas to mark grammatical boundaries together, as all relate heavily to each other.
SATURDAY MORNING FOOTBALL CLUB!! Starting 1
st March 2014
10am-12noon for ages 5-9 Boys and girls welcome! Just £5 – no need to book! Either talk to Adam Bradley on 07969 678164 or visit www.faringdontownfc.com
Pony Club Catch-Up Fun Day!
Bronze Progressive 3-2-1 Road Rider Mini Badge D-Test Revision
THE PONY CLUB
Sunday 2nd March 2014 9am-4pm Two Ridden Sections Lectures and Revisions Limited Spaces (First Come First Served) £50.00 INCLUDING BADGES Please email your booking to [email protected]
Faringdon Preschool
We have a vacancy for a qualified Nursery nurse: This is a sessional preschool with close links to Faringdon infant school where most of our children move on to. The hours are Monday and Tuesday 09.00 – 15.00, term time only. The applicant will need a flexible approach to working hours as they may be required to cover other sessions. Pay starts at £7.58 depending on qualifications and experience. The applicant will require a minimum of level 2 preferably level 3 early years education and childcare qualification and a sound knowledge of child development and the EYFS. A safeguarding and first aid certificate is desirable, although training can be provided. Our Pre-school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks. Please apply for an application pack to [email protected] or by contacting Hayley Woods on 01367 242801. Closing date for applications is Tuesday 25th February 2014.
01367870505 [email protected] Jdgolfonlineshop.com FREE JUNIOR
TASTER Sunday 23rd February
The courses will include tuition on the following:
The Driving Range – Putting – Chipping - Bunker play - practise on the course - Rules and
Etiquette
Each day the course will start at 3.00pm and will finish at 4.00pm
If your child would like to attend this course please let the Pro Shop know 01367 870505
FAVOURITES WEEK! Name: Class: My favourite food is Ingredients needed: Recipe:
FARINGDON JUNIOR SCHOOL
SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD, MEETING FOR YEAR 5 AND 6 PARENTS
Tuesday 25 February, 3.15pm
Name of Parent/s: I/We are planning to attend this meeting. Child’s Name: Class:
